If you go to Paris looking for the very soul of American freedom, you will find a parallel world that you can’t ever forget. Old and new, the spirit of jazz resides in Paris as in no other European capital city, and its strength needs to be rediscovered by music lovers. The Jazz is alive and well, and is grooving in Paris.

Jazz music enters the Parisian culture for the first time (more…)

Alton Kelley gave a signature look to the San Francisco sound. The posters, handbills and album covers Kelley and collaborator Stanley Mouse designed for 1960s psychedelic rock scene started out as casual counterculture but blossomed into rock’s visual aura. Kelley’s June 1st death dates rock’s sinewy, incandescent image. Yet the image hasn’t gone anywhere. While generations of musicians have rehashed the sounds of the 60s, the visuals that accompany rock still uncannily resemble Kelley and Mouse’s psychedelic designs. (more…)

The music industry has undergone more drastic changes in the past 25 years then the previous 125 years before. In 1982, the compact disc was introduced to the public and replaced the need for LP’s and cassette tapes. With the introduction of Napster in 1999, music downloading has steadily become the recommended way to obtain music. Consumers no longer have to go to their local record store and buy music; it is now just a mouse click away. Moreover, there is no need to purchase an entire recording as you can now only purchase the tracks you want to listen to. (more…)